catholyte means the portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments.
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catholyte is pronounced /ˈkæθ.əˌlaɪt/.
Etymology
Blend of cathode + electrolyte
noun
- The portion of an electrolyte near a cathode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartmentse.g.“The cathode electrodes were only partly submerged in the catholyte to allow for an ‘air-wicking’ aerobic configuration.” — 2015 July 15, “Anditalea andensis ANESC-S T - An Alkaliphilic Halotolerant Bacterium Capable of Electricity Generation under Alkaline-Saline Conditions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
- The liquid cathode
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Words closest in meaning
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- anolyte 80% match — The portion of an electrolyte near an anode, especially in a cell in which the cathode and anode are in separate compartments vs catholyte →
- catholysis 67% match — cathodic electrolysis vs catholyte →
- cathodally 63% match — Towards a cathode. vs catholyte →
- cation 63% match — A positively charged ion: one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis. vs catholyte →
- cathodically 61% match — At, near, or while acting as a cathode vs catholyte →
- cathodal 60% match — Attracted towards a cathode vs catholyte →
- cathode 59% match — An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively). vs catholyte →
- anodophilic 57% match — That is attracted to the anode of a cell vs catholyte →